Transportation Engineer Associate

Transportation Engineer Associate

Are you seeking to diversify your skills and use your energy and ideas towards making a difference?

Look no further!! As our newest Transportation Engineer Associate, you will have the opportunity to flex those critical thinking skills while fulfilling our Mission—Making Lives Better Through Transportation. So, read on to see how you can contribute your strengths towards the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Core Values:
Safety First, People Matter, Customer Focused, Servant Leadership, and Integrity Without Exception alongside your supportive teammates. We also consider recent graduates or graduating in the next 10 months!

As a Transportation Engineer Associate, you’ll play a vital role and will be part of a team developing projects that enhance the state and national transportation systems in Iowa. You will be working as engineering support for the Resident Construction Engineer in an environment where teamwork, customer service, and a positive attitude are valued.

Your duties will include, but are not limited to:

• Assisting the Resident Construction Engineer with Contract Administration
• Ensuring contractors adhere to plans, specifications, and standards requirements
• Documenting construction progress and material used to authorize contractor payment
• Sampling, inspecting, and testing materials for compliance
• Evaluating the traffic control and staging needed to perform the work
• Performing audits and preparing as‑built records when construction is complete
• Communicating with internal Iowa DOT staff, contractors, utility companies, and the public
• Assisting design by collecting field data and providing input to be used in plan preparation
• Directing and overseeing the project inspection team

• Possess and maintain a valid driver’s license
• Applicants hired with verification of graduation will be required to graduate with a bachelor’s degree from an accredited four‑year college or university within 10 months of hire
• Certification as an Engineer in Training (EIT) by the Iowa Engineering & Land Surveying Examining Board is required within 24 months of hire
• Licensure as a professional engineer is required within 6 years of hire for continued employment as a Transportation Engineer Associate

Location: Iowa DOT Sioux City Resident Construction Office

Shift Requirements: Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM—4:30 PM; occasional overnights or weekends may be required

The Iowa Department of Transportation is proud to be a partner with the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Through this partnership, DOT engineers are granted membership at a largely discounted price, as well as discounts for conferences and continuing education through the ASCE. We are excited to offer this benefit and to have you join this partnership with us! If you’re interested in learning more about this benefit, please visit https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

• Competitive pay and benefits package including health, dental, flexible spending, and life insurance
• Insurance benefits start the first month following 30 days of employment, and costs can be reviewed here
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Paid time off effective immediately—biweekly vacation, separate sick leave, accruals rollover on a yearly basis, and 9 paid holidays per year
• Iowa Public Employee Retirement System (IPERS) Retirement Package with employer match
• Optional 401A plan with employer contributions
• Employee Discount Programs from a variety of vendors (vision, cellular, fitness, recreation, season passes, travel, counseling; legal, financial)

We encourage you to learn more about the State of Iowa Employee benefits and costs at the State of Iowa Employee Benefits Website!

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The Iowa Department of Transportation is an equal‑opportunity employer. If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing any screening, interviewing, pre‑employment testing, or otherwise participating in the selection process, please direct your request to the affirmative action & equal employment opportunity (AA/EEO) officer at aa-eeo.

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